Malachi 3:10
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
מִן
A tenth portion of your income or harvest, set apart and brought to God's house as an act of trust that he is the source of everything you have.
אוֹצָר
Storehouse
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אוֹצָר
A central treasury where resources were gathered and managed for the temple and its workers — the place God designated as the destination for Israel's giving.
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בְּרָכָה
Blessing
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בְּרָכָה
God's blessing here isn't just abundance — it's His active power released into your life so overwhelmingly that you won't have the capacity to contain it all.
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בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
God's house here refers to the temple and its community — a physical place of worship that needed resources to function, where people gathered and were cared for.
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טֶרֶף
food
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טֶרֶף
Here it refers to actual provisions and resources within God's house — the kind of sustenance that keeps the community and its mission alive and functioning.
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נָא
please
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נָא
It adds a tone of urgent sincerity to God's challenge — as if He is earnestly, almost personally, inviting you to test Him right now, not someday.
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
The God who is speaking here commands vast armies of angels — He's not making a casual offer, He's issuing a guarantee backed by all of heaven's power.
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פָּתַח
I will open
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פָּתַח
God is pictured here as one who flings open the floodgates of heaven — not cracking the door, but throwing it wide open until blessing pours out beyond what you can hold.
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עַד
until
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עַד
This word does not appear in the King James text of Malachi 3:10.
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דַּי
sufficiency
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דַּי
The blessing God promises here isn't just adequate — it's so abundant that your capacity to hold it becomes the only limiting factor.
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